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HEARTS FOR LOVE! STOP AAPI HATE

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Total Received: 10,224! Let's keep going!

3/26/21: Launched Campaign

4/1/21: 1,000 Milestone Reached

4/21/21: 3,795 Reached!


(415) 921-7100

HEARTS FOR LOVE! STOP AAPI HATE

HEARTS FOR LOVE! STOP AAPI HATEHEARTS FOR LOVE! STOP AAPI HATEHEARTS FOR LOVE! STOP AAPI HATE

Total Received: 10,224! Let's keep going!

3/26/21: Launched Campaign

4/1/21: 1,000 Milestone Reached

4/21/21: 3,795 Reached!


New Goal: 11,467 HEARTS AND 1,000 public window displays

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HEARTS FOR LOVE

UPDATE:

 We have been so overwhelmed and thankful at the outpouring of love and show of solidarity this project has garnered. It has reached farther & wider than we could have ever imagined. AS OF TODAY (7/13/21), we have received over 10,224 HEARTS & we've been getting more every single day. Our new goal is 11,467. A total of 11,467 hate incidents against Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) persons were reported to Stop AAPI Hate (SAH) from March 19, 2020 to March 31,2022.

 We are still happy to accept any hearts you'd like to contribute to our display, however we'd also love to shift the focus to community visibility. 


OUR CHALLENGE TO YOU IS TO HELP US REACH 1,000 HEARTS IN PEOPLE'S WINDOWS. WHETHER YOU DISPLAY A SINGLE HEART OR A DISPLAY OF MANY, 

WE'D LOVE TO SEE ORIGAMI HEARTS UP IN PEOPLE'S WINDOWS. 


Send us a picture of your window display to Heartsforlove@paper-tree.com (please include your name & your city/state/country in the email!



ABOUT THE PROJECT:


There  is  a  crisis today.  Many  Asians, including our most vulnerable,  have become the target  of  hate crimes.  Join me in folding 1,000 Origami Hearts as  a  show  of  support  to  the  families  of  those  victims  who  lost  their  loved  ones.  Let's counter  HATE with  LOVE!


 Folding 1,000  Origami  Hearts  is a spin on the tradition of folding 1,000  origami cranes in order  to realize a wish.  I  embrace this  tradition  by  folding  1,000  HEARTS as  show  of  LOVE - the  human  emotion  which  can  counter HATE and  create  POSITIVITY.


4/2/21:  WE HAVE REACHED OUR INITIAL GOAL OF 1,000 ORIGAMI HEARTS! THANK YOU SO MUCH! WE ARE OVERWHELMED WITH THE OUTPOURING OF LOVE!

WE WILL NOW BE EXPANDING OUR GOAL TO AN ADDITIONAL 3,795 HEARTS & CONTINUING TO EXPAND OUR FRONT WINDOW DISPLAY! 

("3,795 incidents received by the Stop AAPI Hate reporting center from March 19, 2020 to February 28, 2021.", stopaapihate.com)

2/9/22: We are relaunching our campaign for Origami Hearts! The problem has never gone away, but we have been noticing a big rise in hate crimes again, including many against AAPI persons. Stop AAPI reports that "From March 19, 2020 to December 31, 2021,  a total of 10,370 hate incidents against Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) persons were reported to Stop AAPI Hate (SAH). Of the hate incidents reflected in this report, 4,599 occurred in 2020 (44.4%) and 5,771 occurred in 2021 (55.7%). " [ https://stopaapihate.org/national-report-through-september-2021/ ]. 

5/16/22: As time goes on and new reports come out, our goal changes. The number of hate incidents against Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) persons  reported to Stop AAPI Hate from March 19, 2020 to December 31, 2021, now totals 10,905 . Of the hate incidents reflected in this report, 4,632 occurred in 2020 (42.5%) and 6,273 occurred in 2021 (57.5%).

7/25/22: As time goes on and new reports come out, our goal changes. The number of hate incidents against Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) persons  reported to Stop AAPI Hate from March 19, 2020 to March 31, 2022, now totals 11,467. 


JOIN THE FOLD!


  1. Show your support by creating your OWN HEART and displaying it in your front window! It can be a single large red heart or many smaller hearts making up a large heart. If you can, put AAPI on your display somewhere. Send us a picture of your display to heartsforlove@paper-tree.com with the subject: Hearts for Love
  2. Fold a RED HEART out of the template provided.  Fold additional hearts out of any color (no solid red), preferably out of 6" x 6" paper, then write wishes of hope and positivity on the front. Send  them to Paper Tree at 1743 Buchanan Street, SF, CA 94115.   They will be added to the large heart in the front window display, & surrounding strands.
  3. Share this page with your friends and family.  Let's go WORLDWIDE! Tag us on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter @papertreesf!

Fold An Origami Heart

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Fold An Origami Heart with Linda Mihara

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AAPI Large Red Heart

  • Download, print & cut this image to an 8.5" x 8.5" square
  • Follow the directions above to fold your AAPI heart
  • Send your hearts to Paper Tree 1743 Buchanan Street San Francisco, CA 94115
  • Make a display in YOUR front home/business window! 
  • Send us a photo of your display: heartsforlove@paper-tree.com
  • AAPI Large Red Hearts will be joined together creating a large central heart for the window display

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Milestones

  1. 3/26/21: Campaign Launched with goal of 1,000 hearts!
  2. 4/1/21: 1,000 HEARTS REACHED!
  3. 4/2/21:  Goal extended to 3,795 additional hearts!
  4. 4/21/21: 3,795 additional goal reached!
  5. 4/24/21: New Goal:  1,000 window displays to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM) which is the month of May.
  6. 2/9/22: Renewed Goal: 10,370 hearts & 1,000 window displays!
  7. 5/16/22: New data increases our goal to 10,905 hearts & 1,000 window displays!
  8. 7/25/22: New data increases our goal to 11,467 hearts & 1,000 window displays!

hearts received tally: 8,554

Thank You Folders!

3/27/21: Received first 2 hearts from Nancy J.

3/28/21: 30 hearts from Matthew

3/29/21: 15 hearts from Mrs. Quan Crabtree's 4th grade class

3/29/21: 151 hearts from Joyce

3/31/21: 58 hearts from Miki & Madison N.

3/31/21: 100 hearts from Mark C.

3/31/21: 105 hearts from Ncarewe

3/31/21: 13 hearts from Kristi H. 

3/31/21: 115 hearts from Kay G. 

3/31/21: 3 hearts from Origami Guy Vista

3/31/21: 103 hearts from Betty & Jenavieve

4/1/21: 15 hearts from Jun H.

4/1/21: 45 hearts from Tith T.

4/1/21: 25 hearts from Steve and Diane C.

4/1/21: 4 hearts from M. Vansicklen 

4/1/21: 12 hearts from Lauren

4/1/21: 64 hearts from Del Rosa M.

4/1/21: 15 hearts from Danny S.T.

4/2/21: 4 hearts from K.

4/2/21 40 hearts from Susan N.

4/2/21: 50 hearts from Angela & Ken

4/2/21: 20 hearts from Cindy & Mikayla N.

4/3/21: 1 hearts from Tammy A.

4/3/21: 5 hearts from Yumiko D.

4/3/21: 182 hearts from Nick Y.

4/3/21: 35 hearts from Charlene S.

4/3/21: 2 hearts from Amy

4/3/21: 3 hearts from Erio S.

4/3/21: 35 hearts from Hitomi S.

4/3/21: 17 hearts from Emily, Libby, Forrest & Paul G.

4/3/21: 108 more hearts from Mark C.

4/3/21: 42 hearts from Tsuyumi T.

4/5/21: 60 more hearts from Cindy N.

4/6/21: 10 hearts from Katie T. 

4/7/21: 29 hearts from the Holt Family

4/7/21: 31 hearts from Jenny T.

4/7/21: 16 hearts from Donna W.

4/7/21: 8 hearts from Kim E.

4/7/21: 12 hearts from the Daimonji Family

4/7/21: 5 more hearts from Jessica Q.C.

4/7/21: 21 more hearts from Origami Guy Vista

4/7/21: 150 hearts from Kelsi K.

4/7/21: 627 hearts from Lourdes B & Chloe E.

4/7/21: 143 hearts from Ms. Kuchinsky's 5th grade class

4/7/21: 108 hearts from the Kinoshita family

4/7/21:  149 hearts from Genevieve M.

4/7/21: 192 hearts from Komo G.

4/7/21: 20 hearts from Joanne N.

4/8/21: 50 hearts from Mission Arts Center Hub students & staff

4/8/21: 43 more hearts from Tsuyumi T.

4/8/21: 5 hearts from Jin & Miho T.

4/8/21: 53 hearts from Gayle K. H.

4/8/21: 10 hearts from Nicole L.

4/8/21: 8 hearts from Nick

4/8/21: 10 hearts from Sally W.

4/9/21: 4 hearts from Barbara A.

4/9/21: 99 hearts from Peter K.

4/9/21: 15 more hearts from Katie T.

4/9/21: 1 heart from Marta

4/10/21: 100 hearts from Girl Scout Troop 5325

4/10/21: 48 hearts from Cynthia S.

4/10/21: 60 hearts from Mira, Kara, Kasumi & Tara D.

4/10/21: 20 more hearts from Komo G.

4/10/21: 2 hearts from Ella & Mila H.

4/10/21: 33 hearts from Ian N.

4/10/21: 24 hearts from Julia G.

4/11/21: 183 hearts from Lynn & Wes N.

4/12/21: 3 hearts from Le F.

4/12/21: 30 hearts from Tatianna M. G.

4/12/21: 10 hearts from Son N.

4/12/21: 2 hearts from Akiko M.

4/12/21: 100 hearts from Raylyn D.

4/12/21: 13 hearts from Phyllis R.

4/12/21: 6 hearts from Mary Jane M.

4/12/21: 21 hearts from Eric C.

4/14/21: 18 hearts from Kiyomi J.

4/14/21: 22 hearts from Paola B. S.

4/14/21: 65 hearts from Kira

4/14/21: 64 more hearts from Tsuyumi T.

4/14/21: 50 hearts from Tanaka - Silver Family

4/14/21: 15 hearts from Hitomi S. & Charles S.

4/15/21: 62 hearts from Karen S.

4/15/21: 1 heart from Anonymous

4/15/21: 1 heart from Anne W.

4/15/21: 26 hearts from Elizabeth K & niece

4/15/21 35 hearts from Kate B.

4/15/21: 48 hearts from L. Imura-Jeung

4/16/21: 1 heart from North American Trading Co.

4/16/21: 45 hearts from Crystal P.

4/17/21: 26 hearts from Kids Kollege Pre-K students 

4/17/21: 30 hearts from L. Chichester

4/17/21: 46 hearts from Jessica S.

4/17/21: 100 hearts from Sheraton, Melissa, Christopher, & Carina C.

4/18/21: 1 heart from Kailie W.

4/19/21: 6 hearts from Elena N.

4/19/21: 14 hearts from Kailie & Kenzie W.

4/19/21: 393 hearts from the Campaign for Solidarity Event

4/19/21: 417 hearts from JCYC

4/20/21: 11 hearts from Lilli L.

4/21/21: 8 hearts from Sadera & Deborah G.

4/21/21: 35 hearts from Mission Arts Center Hub students & staff

4/22/21: 2 hearts from Sandra F.

4/22/21: 3 hearts from Andra S.

4/22/21: 12 hearts from Kortney M.

4/22/21: 100 hearts from Avery, Marley, Ellie H-B.

4/22/21: 94 hearts from Choices Drug Program - San Mateo County Jail

4/23/21: 40 hearts from Betty Ann Ong Rec Center Hub (5-11 year olds)

4/23/21: 43 hearts from Nihonmachi Little Friends

4/23/21: 3 hearts from Hirai

4/23/21: 6 hearts from Joan B.

4/23/21: 25 hearts from K. Isaacs - Burton Valley Elementary School

4/23/21: 70 hearts from Live Oak School

4/24/21: 5 hearts from Kat M.

4/24/21: 141 hearts from the Atkinson-So Family

4/24/21: 59 hearts from Sarah I.

4/24/21: 71 hand-painted hearts from Livi L.

4/26/21: 37 hearts from the Evans-Pierce family

4/28/21: 336 hearts from Project Smile - Merrill F. West High School

4/28/21: 1 heart from Rod C.

4/29/21: 82 hearts from Melissa A.

4/29/21: 20 hearts from Margriet v. S.

4/29/21: 5 hearts from Vanessa B.

4/29/21: 18 hearts from Emmy, Odessa & Renley

4/29/21: 42 hearts from Ellen C.

4/30/21: 100 hearts from Susan S. & Tenaya J.

4/30/21: 100 hearts from Hens

4/30/21: 7hearts from Liesje C.

4/30/21: 8 hearts for Kevin Z & Michael K.

5/1/21: 1 heart from Jack C.

5/1/21: 1 heart from Claudine C.

5/1/21: 1 heart from Noora L.

5/1/21: 1 heart from JJ L.

5/1/21: 1 heart from Dennis Y.

5/5/21: 4 hearts from MaryAnn S.

5/5/21: 6 hearts from Zoe P.

5/5/21: 3 hearts from Hector N.

5/6/21: 124 hearts from Olivia S.

5/11/21: 2 hearts from Rod C.

5/11/21: 23 hearts from Miriam H. & Sophia N.

5/13/21: 10 hearts from Rod C.

5/14/21: 1 heart from Shahre S.

5/14/21: 3 hearts from Julia K. S.

5/15/21: 14 hearts from Yuri S. D.

5/19/21: 38 hearts from Amy M.

5/21/21: 3 hearts from Jackie

5/22/21: 2 hearts from Anna

5/27/21: 1 heart from Eliza S.

5/27/21: 1 heart from Alia M.

5/27/21: 1 heart from Bridget M.

5/27/21: 1 heart from Takouhi A.

5/27/21: 1 heart from Amelia A.

5/27/21: 1 heart from Arianna B.

5/27/21: 1 heart from Connor Z.

5/27/21: 1 heart from Aiden G.

5/27/21: 1 heart from Peter I.

5/27/21: 5 hearts from Sarah C.

5/28/21: 13 hearts from Nihonmachi Little Friends students

5/29/21: 1 heart from AJ J.

5/30/21 12 hearts from Rod C.

5/30/21 73hearts from Susan S.

6/15/21 15 hearts from Rod C.

6/21/21 12 hearts from Rod C.

6/23/21 1 heart from Chum B.

6/23/21 1 heart from James

6/23/21 1 heart from Moira

6/23/21 1 heart from Tim S

6/23/21 1 heart from Kelli J.

8/14/21 167 hearts from Chinatown Event

2/2/22 6 hearts from Christopher L.

2/2/22 5 hearts from Gaelle D.

2/2/22 7 hearts from Kiwanis of San Mateo

2/3/22 13 hearts from Anonymous

2/3/22 10 hearts from Anonymous

2/3/22 12 hearts from Jollyn G

2/4/22 16 hearts from Jamine L.

2/5/22 8 hearts from Anonymous

2/6/22 10 hearts from Melody C./ Aragon High Key Club

2/9/22 12 hearts from Salma G.

2/11/22 7 hearts from Ariel L.

2/23/22: 300 hearts from Marlene K.

3/16/22: 30 hearts from Chiemi S. & friends

3/16/22: 64 hearts from Hitomi S. & Charles S.

3/17/22: 58 hearts from San Quentin Prison Arts Project

3/17/22: 30 hearts from Sadako K.

3/22/22: 214 hearts from Geri H. 

3/25/22: 300 hearts from Marlene K.

4/17/22: 78 hearts from Cherry Blossom Weekends 1 & 2

5/23/22 12 hearts from Sadako K.

5/23/22: 83 hearts from Lynn L.

6/11/22: 447 hearts from Paper Tree's APAHM table (the month of May)

6/14/22: 377 hearts from Gateway APISU

6/29//22: 415 hearts from Paper Tree heart table

7/13/22: 333 hearts from Paper Tree heart table


28 Red AAPI large hearts folded by Paper Tree Staff

hearts for the world project 2021

Heart folded from template

    Linda Mihara on KTVU Fox 2 with Jana Katsuyama 4/8/21

    "The power of paper. In the face of recent anti-Asian hate and attacks nationwide, San Francisco origami artist Linda Mihara is  launching an effort to combat hate, inspired by a Japanese tradition and the art of origami.

    Origami paper folding is about transformation,  looking beyond a flat surface and seeing it come to life in three dimensions."

    AFP NEWS AGENCY INTERVIEW

    An SF paper store is displaying thousands of origami hearts with positive messages, to show support for the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community in the city after a wave of anti-Asian attacks. Linda Mihara, an origami artist and owner of the paper store "Paper Tree", says she has received over 4,000 origami hearts, which she displays in her store's window. "I wanted to do something that would counter the hate," she says. "And so, the best way to counter the hate is with love."


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